Looking at the numbers

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Posted Oct. 9, 2013 at 3:15 AM

Posted Oct. 9, 2013 at 3:15 AM

Let's examine the NHIAA's consolidation of football divisions from six to three by looking at the numbers.

In Division I, there have been 22 games between teams that were in Division I last season and teams in lower divisions (the remainder of the 2013 D-I teams were in Division II last season, except Goffstown, which was in Division III).

The 2012 Division I teams have won 13 games, lower divisions have won nine. Average score: D-I 28.2, lower divisions 20.3.

Biggest blowout: Concord over Merrimack 55-0, followed by Salem over West 50-6 and Exeter over Dover 48-6. Most lopsided win by a lower division team over a 2012 D-I team: Keene over Nashua North 34-0.

Closest games: Exeter over Winnacunnet 35-34 in overtime, followed by Londonderry over Goffstown 36-34. Closest win by a lower-division team over a 2012 D-I team: Winnacunnet 20-17 over Nashua North.

Most points scored by a lower division team over a 2012 Division I team: Merrimack, 53 vs. Memorial (47).

There have been six shutouts, lower division teams have won four of them. Spaulding 27-0 over Nashua North, Bedford 19-0 over Londonderry, Bedford 30-0 over Salem and Keene 34-0 over Nashua North. The other two shutouts were Concord 55-0 over Merrimack and Nashua South 35-0 over Alvirne.